Miles Caton Joins Denzel Washington Thriller

Miles Caton has joined the cast of an untitled thriller directed by Christopher McQuarrie, playing the grandson of Denzel Washington’s character. The film, also starring Teyonah Parris, is scheduled for theatrical release on October 1, 2027.

The casting was reported as an addition to the previously announced cast. Washington will play a former police detective serving a life sentence, while Parris will portray his estranged daughter. Caton’s character is a grandson the detective has never known.

The film’s story follows the detective after he is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and granted compassionate release. Given six months to live, he returns home seeking to reconnect with his daughter and grandson and make amends for his past. The plot description says that past continues to affect him.

Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner wrote the script. McQuarrie is directing the project for Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists. The announced production team includes McQuarrie and Heather McQuarrie, Scott Stuber, Nick Nesbitt, Joseph Restaino, Reza Moheet, Norman Aladjem, Katia Washington and Tommy Harper.

Caton made his feature-film debut as Sammie, a young musician, in Ryan Coogler’s...